diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 417ff72..9c63226 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 # Output
 out/*
 slurm/*
-figure*/*
-
+*.txt
 
 # compiled python module
 *.pyc
diff --git a/figures/__init__.py b/figures/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29